lathe/wood+cones

Hi again,

So, I've now got a lathe, + wood saw with the intention of making up/ experimenting with some cones....maybe selling a few on.

I do have a bit of a concience about the wood aspect, if I use Oak , the stuff takes 200 years to grow.

I know cones are hardly are hardly massive but the point is tsill a valid one.

If there anyway of using wood (reputable sources)with out having the sneakling suspinion thats its come from a beautiful tree chainsawed the day before yesterday.....

If no one bought it ...it would n't be chopped down needlessly.

Can any one enlighten me on how his works?

I'v e heared of hte "timber trade federation"....appparan tly they plant 5 trees for very one they chop down........it'll still take 200 years to grow though!!!






regs,

David

 

Dunno where you are based but Morgans Timber round here use renewable forest or whatever its called where they re-plant. They are a pretty big supplier (trees in one end, wood out the other) so they could easily ship to you I expect if you order enough. I can find the number if you are interested. they may put you on to another supplier.

 

I'm up in Shropshire, Simon, just north of Telford.

This is one possible avenue.......interesting at least, a web link or something if you could?




D.

 

if you try and lathe any wood that was chopped down yesterday,you're in trouble..